What lessons would i be taking up in Analytical Geometry?

^_^Engineer_Adam^_^ · #1 $Old$ October 13th, 2006, 04:16 AM

Hello ... Im a 1st year engineering student and in preparation 4 myself was wondring wat lessons i wud be taking up in analytical Geometry at my second semstr? Thanks very much

Quick · #2 $Old$ October 13th, 2006, 04:45 AM

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Hello ... Im a 1st year engineering student and in preparation 4 myself was wondring wat lessons i wud be taking up in analytical Geometry at my second semstr? Thanks very much

The lessons are:

First semester: Analyzing

Second Semester: Geometry

CaptainBlack · #3 $Old$ October 13th, 2006, 05:36 AM

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Hello ... Im a 1st year engineering student and in preparation 4 myself was wondring wat lessons i wud be taking up in analytical Geometry at my second semstr? Thanks very much

Analytic Geometry is another name for Coordinate or Cartesian Geometry.

The study of geometry by representing points, lines and surface in terms
of coordinates and analysing their properties by way of the algebraic and
analytic (calculus) properties of the resulting equations and relations.

RonL

CaptainBlack · #4 $Old$ October 13th, 2006, 05:39 AM

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The lessons are:

First semester: Analyzing

Second Semester: Geometry

Have you been taking lessons for TPH (or MicroSoft help text authors)?

RonL

^_^Engineer_Adam^_^ · #5 $Old$ October 13th, 2006, 07:57 PM

THanks!
Does it also inclde Circles Ellipses Parabolas and Hyperbola?

CaptainBlack · #6 $Old$ October 14th, 2006, 01:01 AM

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THanks!
Does it also inclde Circles Ellipses Parabolas and Hyperbola?

Analytic Geometry in general does and all course descriptions I have
see include the conic sections (which these curves are).

RonL

^_^Engineer_Adam^_^ · #7 $Old$ October 26th, 2006, 08:22 PM

How about solid geometry?
are all of these part of pre calculus?
thaknks

ThePerfectHacker · #8 $Old$ October 26th, 2006, 08:49 PM

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How about solid geometry?
are all of these part of pre calculus?

No.

Pre-Calculus is consists of functions and analytic geometry (graphing).

Solid geometry is not really taught in American schools. The basic facts can be derived from plane geometry. I am taking a civil engineer course right (funny how I ended up there). What you really need to know are vectors. They are so important. You do not really need to know so much about functions and graphs. You need to be familar with some calculus and it helps a lot knowing trigonometry.